Last reviewed on November 2, 2011 at 09:14
Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
(First Edition - Last updated on 11/19/2007)
♦ Category: Industrial Processes and Product Use
| IPCC: |
2B - Chemical Industry |
| Sector: |
Industrial : Manufacturing : Chemicals & Allied Products |
♦ Activity: Fuel consumption - Natural gas
♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )
► Year 1990 —
● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —
| Amount: |
862,498 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (862,498 tonnes CO2 Eq.) |
| Basis: |
Calculation |
| Calculation: |
[Fuel consumption] * [Heat content] * (1 - [Proportion of carbon stored]) * [Fuel CO2 emission] |
| Reference: |
Murtishaw, S., De La Rue du Can, S,. Price, L., Masanet, E., and Simcich, M. (2005). CALEB: California Energy Balance Database, September 12, 2005. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. |
● Activity level used in calculations —
| Activity: |
Fuel consumption = 15,756,231,068 scf of Natural gas |
| Basis: |
Data |
| Reference: |
Murtishaw, S., De La Rue du Can, S,. Price, L., Masanet, E., and Simcich, M. (2005). CALEB: California Energy Balance Database, September 12, 2005. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. |
● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —
| Parameter: |
Fuel CO2 emission = 0.053 g / btu |
| Reference: |
USEPA (2007). Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2005. United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA 430-R-07-002. Annex 2.1 (Tables A-31, A-32, A-35, and A-36). April 15, 2007. Washington DC. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/usgginv_archive.html |
| Parameter: |
Heat content = 1,032 btu / scf |
| Reference: |
EIA (2007). Energy Information Administration. State Energy Consumption, Price, and Expenditure Estimates (SEDS). Available online at: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/states/state.html?q_state_a=ca&q_state=CALIFORNIA |
| Parameter: |
Proportion of carbon stored = 0 |
| Reference: |
Murtishaw, S., De La Rue du Can, S,. Price, L., Masanet, E., and Simcich, M. (2005). CALEB: California Energy Balance Database, September 12, 2005. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. |
● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity —
| Amount: |
54.7 g of CO2 per scf of Natural gas |